crowned cruciform Post-Union shields
crowned arms
K raised on truncation for engraver Conrad Heinrich Kuchler
gold Matt finish BU Five-Pounds
two opposing groups with annulet at centre
Victoria 1859 cupro-nickel pattern proof Halfpenny, PR63, ex Tansley crowned cruciform Post-Union shieldsVictoria (1837 1901), Pattern Decimal Halfpenny, 1859, struck in cupro nickel unsigned, beaded border, crown at centre, small rose below, legend surrounds from bottom left VICTORIA D: G: BRIT: REGINA F: D: rev. value as , PENNY above, date below, rose either side, edge incusely dotted (Peck 2037 ER). Lightly toned as struck, frosted fields with excellent central details, the odd carbon spot, extremely rare, graded by PCGS as PR63.